The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-14

big too. Alter keeping up thia' chestnut
performance Tor some time without any
satisfaction, she Daid there where Spirits
present, but not her control"
Then abe took the slate, and with tho
pencil clasped tight in her hneers, began
to make her right arm jerk. The result
was o sort Of a clicking on the slate; then
some pothooks were formed. and then the
slate was quickly filled with scrawls that
looked like horace Greeley'o penman.
ship, Mrs. walker constantly grooming
ana fnooing her right arm with her lett
hand and remaiking that III" was "too
strong"
Then sho passed tho slate around the
g!ggling audience.
DEVELOPING A MEDIUM,
Tbavor,h oh, ~ a n viii .b,,a,r tho. ,,,,
when The renorter arrived nrofaaaad ' ~ .o sea
letters on the slate, and the reporter and
commission merchant translated part OF
1t. Another part was recognized by q
young German IS German script, whore.
upon Mrs. Walker eaid that Hometimes
dSad Indians wrote on tho slate In Dutch.
Inc boys had lots Of tun over this expert
ment. 3
Tho slate was cleaned and tho writing
repeated. Mrs. Walker repeatedly re
minded those present that ohe did not
know ono letter from another, md that 1t
took "clairvoyGnt eyes" to read the spirit
message. Nevertheless when tho commits.
a!on meIcnant prosecuted Win a toereply
~ isse " aee1pea 4, I'aues anu tnings
a rJ raoaan;.s aIovpseu a., wv itaus'sioaS
aas. usanh. wy hse s 90 .iose u ue
r"r ,va INV Eta th es ia.y' wnch "
v nns,o, s s,s, ssu' sna. sen.isaa, JUN
;,pp s,;u"s ' .sn f i" . up Iouun hnow
a S sno .n ~ .se,s ,uas , en1 nSu agoAs
Iu;!,a InH S;a,,. ..4t IN, anu gwen .nelf ~,
.nr.sa LIBBY ,ha lGrty ''neS VI ~ III LAS
Thnn sh uas so "ronS l., ,ho ....u /,
mad;um aud . as;d nno ~ LIZ
thornh i, NV ,;.S Se'u sne st Gou,a uoveiop n1
'A'0sA ~ N''sD' '"Ao n''''n s0"1a.
THE Evil OF 1T.
So for tho reporter was only diHGusted
by the slllinesa OF tho farce. Her oHer to
make OF him medium interested him,
and "clrcle' was formed about the ia.
oio. Mre; WalEer sat az ono end, and the
so o'.sI srrt T.. ny otne,' tne r.
Kas az A i ao ;"ht E NJ. a"u n..'' ~
n1e,oa tha n e;,c, Tha,a I've on, en Iou,
MAJ a sno ras;..;nn aa We" ~a, a' mu
ar, aa "vu a1 nd .a, an a Sota.s unuol
bon,, n -rasn n "nd o s ~ ',o II 'n
aH vUns =. W. ~; p'o0ueoo "Au 'A'o oio"u Co
Coy ~ " o.us
,,. Jesus lover OF my fou.
rms smackeu OF eacrilege. such sing
ing! Inc girl sang soprano Tor one line
ana g'gsleo over another. Tho other glrl
refused 10 JON the circle.
Tho song done, the woman began tc
make circles IN the air around tho repor'
Ter and humble over I'm tho name OF tbs
Father, Of the Son and Of tho Holy Ghost
That was further than the reporter was
willing to 60 in the search for fua or q
sensation, and he abruptly broke up the
circle. notwithstanding Mrs. Walkers pro
teat that she must close it right. She said
she saw what waa the matter; the embryo
Wi. "as siiuSsluS ase'ns' sne Heut
the Iartness Jown tho Lii the arotra 81
folIow;rn a~csnt fsy b ai;o,,or .s s'o"u al
.Nssr' NV D.1e''.''
S'AE VI hEh CLAIMS
There ara some startling stories OF Mrs.
Walkers eeances and her spiritual
cures. Thcse remind one Of come wits
remark about the genuine orthodox
haunted house." which he said was ell
ways in the next county. Mrs. Walkers
marvels were all worked come other night.
Credible witnesses cay that on one oc.
caslon when several male and female
mediuma were present, among them two
brothers named Davis and the two men.
toned shove, chairs end tables were
lifted and doated around. II this Was
done, 1t Was by the boldest trickery, often
exposed. Mrs. Walker claims to have
cured the son OF Leading Councilman Of
case OF rheumatism tnat mad o. II 20
medical skiil, aud 10 have cured little
sl,l OF .unNing sore IN Her necE, with
no 2eher feuleuial agehts lnsn haxseed
pouillce ana hef nande, though ,proml-
henS physician nso pronounced her III
cu!aoie.
ORGIES THAT SHOULD BIZ STOPPED.
Sometimes msterializing sesnees are
given With the aid Of a cabinet. One Of
fha Fena)a rnadiup,a wont un5o~ 4ho Uoo,,
tyoln nj q seence Lost wnat ,na ha. w. W..
iormance An describod by rel;shle ave.
wituesses wss simply shocking. Sho nsed
the vilfss Language and behaved like a
ravipg maniac, Mrs. Walker explaining
that she was under the evil control. A.
the Same meeting the younp man Jerome
who is the man Of that name Who vsnted
to eicn with the baae bali team last SEASON
as a pitcher, delivered a sermon while
"uuder control" Of deceased minister Of
Chicago, who preaohed in Wheelinv thirty
yesrs ago.
their blaephemy. Thew are herminl to
persons OF weak minds or catalentic
nerves. They are taken advantage Of by
immoral persons for base purnnses az
tim thonvh ho ia d;onoend !, ooor;t NJ,
Walker Of apy conniyauce n. this Sillv
as the performance last NIGHT was. 4
seemed to leave an impreesion on eome of
those present. The attendance ia increas.
ing weekly, and If expooure makes those
s~es's